To devastate by language, to blow up the word and with it the world. ~Emile M. Cioran
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The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter. ~Winston Churchill
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A promise is a comfort for a fool. ~Proverb
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Every step of life shows much caution is required. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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He who is born a fool is never cured. ~Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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I think to an extent every human being needs to be redeemed somewhat or at least needs to look at themselves and say, "I've made mistakes, I'm off course, I need to change." Which is probably the hardest thing for a human being to do, and maybe that's why it interests me so. ~Joss Whedon
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I am a big horror fan. I am a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make. ~Amber Heard
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I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
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I never read the tabloids. ~Dana Carvey
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The unexpected stalks a farm in big boots like a vagrant bent on havoc. Not every farmer is an inventor, but the good ones have the seeds of invention within them. Economy and efficiency move their relentless tinkering and yet the real motive often seems to be aesthetic. The mind that first designed a cutter bar is not far different from a mind that can take the intractable steel of an outsized sickle blade and make it hum in the end. The question is how to reduce the simplicity that constitutes a problem to the greater simplicity that constitutes a solution. ~Verlyn Klinkenborg
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Our little force will march on tomorrow or the day after. ~Peter Stuyvesant
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My teenage years were spent trying to look like Rod Stewart; I ended up looking like Dave Hill from Slade. ~Tony Parsons
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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive. ~George Santayana
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U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market. ~Henry Paulson
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It blows a snowing gale in the winter of the year; The boats are on the sea and the crews are on the pier. The needle of the vane, it is veering to and fro. A flash of sun is on the veering of the vane. Autumn leaves and rain. The passion of the gale. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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Just because I've stopped working doesn't mean that I've stopped being helpful. ~Walter Huston
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My family is involved and my wife Brenda is a great, great writer. She helps me with the writing of everything and also sings with me. I owe a lot to Brenda. ~Rick Derringer
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The pleasure isn't in owning the person. The pleasure is this. Having another contender in the room with you. ~Philip Roth
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea. ~Turkish Proverb
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Any fiction is bound to be transposed autobiography. ~Elizabeth Bowen
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